Port of Varanus Island added to PPA’s remit
OVERSIGHT of the Port of Varanus Island was transferred today (1 July) to Pilbara Ports Authority. The Port of Varanus Island is the first of five ports in the Pilbara region to...
Incident alert following shipboard robberies off Indonesia
IN June, five incidents of intruders onboard occurred to ships while underway off Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island, Indonesia. The incidents occurred on 2 June, 5 June, 26 June (two...
Ports Australia joins Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds
PORTS Australia has joined Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds as members to continue the promotion of mental health and wellbeing of transport and logistics workers. Healthy Heads in...
ACFS acquires IPS Logistics Group's Port of Brisbane operation
CONTAINER logistics operator ACFS Port Logistics has acquired IPS Logistics Group’s Port of Brisbane operation. The acquisition includes 54,000 square metres of warehousing,...
Australia and PNG sign MOU for maritime infrastructure co-operation
THE governments of Papua New Guinea and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding last week, agreeing a framework for co-operation to support investment preparation...
Seafarers calling Sydney home
By Sydney marine pilot Michael Kelly IT has been more than a year since many seafarers have been denied shore leave at most ports worldwide. Most non-seafarers would find it hard...
Brisbane container throughput up by almost a quarter
PORT of Brisbane has reported high container throughput numbers for May. According to the latest statistics from the port, Brisbane handled 137,181 TEU over the course of last...
Federal Court dismisses case on Newcastle port deals
IN the Federal Court today, Justice Jagot dismissed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case over the legality of port sale deals between New South Wales, NSW...
Hutchison, MUA reach agreement after years of negotiations
HUTCHISON Ports Australia and the Maritime Union of Australia have reached a workplace agreement for its Sydney and Brisbane terminals after three years of negotiations. A...
MtS and NSW Ports team up for Day of the Seafarer
THE Day of the Seafarer this past Friday was marked at Port Botany and Port Kembla with pizzas and donuts for crews on vessels berthed at the ports. NSW Ports teamed up with...
Industrial action reduces Patrick rail capacity at Sydney by 25%
PATRICK Terminals' rail capacity at its Sydney AutoStrad has been reduced by 25% at Sydney due to increasing and ongoing industrial action. The Maritime Union of Australia’s...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Newcastle container penalty Federal Court decision expected soon
On TUESDAY 29 June, the Federal Court will give its verdict on the legality under the Commonwealth Competition Act of the Port of Newcastle container penalty. By legislating the...
Hapag-Lloyd and ONE join TradeLens platform
HAPAG-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express have now joined the TradeLens platform. The ecosystem, launched in 2019, now includes more than 300 organisations, including 10 ocean...
Container trade through Melbourne still on a high
MAY was yet another big month for container throughput at the Port of Melbourne, with big gains on the same month last year. According to the latest trade data from the port,...
Day of the Seafarer to be marked with ships’ horns sounding
THE Day of the Seafarer is upon us for this year, and ships around the world are called upon to sound their horns for 15 seconds at 1200 local time. The International Maritime...
